Set companies up for success

It’s one of the most important roles within any organization: human resource management. Why? Because interpersonal communication can make or break a business. The way we relate to one another within an organizational structure, the culture we build – it’s the backbone of business. And this program will equip you with the knowledge and skills necessary for management of the human resource function within an organization. You’ll develop interpersonal and technical skills – in areas such as employment practices, staffing, compensation and benefits, training, and change management – that will help your business thrive.

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Program Overview

It’s not something people think about very often, but the way you relate to the people you work with on a day-to-day basis really can affect your ability to perform well professionally. This program will set you up for success in the field of HR. But more importantly, it will give you what you need to help your co-workers succeed in their own roles. You’ll learn how to demonstrate effective writing, public speaking, and interpersonal communication skills. You’ll also learn how to apply business management skills that will create a diverse workforce – the kind that’s capable of achieving organizational goals.

This program will teach you about important federal and state legislation, case law decisions, and executive orders that affect employment relationships. You’ll learn to analyze a compensation plan that identifies and describes plan objectives, salary structure. and fringe benefits. You’ll also learn how to identify organizational needs for safety plans in multiple areas governed by OSHA related to employee health, safety, and security. You’ll engage management techniques that integrate employee and organizational development with leadership, and learn organizational strategies for recruitment, selection, training, retention, and development of employees.

What about strategic planning? Yep, you’ll gain an understanding of how it relates to the workforce and human resource development. And finally, it’s important for us to mold servant leaders at CUW. Through this program, you’ll identify and describe the elements of servant leadership that apply to the work of the human resource professional.

This program is also offered as a Certificate and a Minor.

What to Expect

Develop a greater understanding of people and learn effective strategies to help them achieve their potential.

Locations

In addition to our main and online campuses, Concordia has center locations which offer accelerated undergraduate and graduate programs close to where you live and work. The Bachelor of Arts in Human Resource Management program is available at the following:

For transfer students:

*Transfer students with less than 60 college credits completed will also submit official high school transcripts. Students who have less than 30 college credits also need to submit official ACT or SAT scores. Scores on your high school transcript will be considered official.

Minimum requirements

A minimum GPA of a 2.5/4.0 (C average) or higher

ACT composite of 18 or above

SAT equivalent of 940 or higher for combined math and evidence-based reading and writing (for tests taken after March 2016).

*If your GPA or ACT score falls below the minimum for acceptance, your admissions counselor may ask you to retake the test or supply additional documents, such as an essay or letters of recommendation, to complete the application.

Required academic coursework in high school

A minimum of 16 units of high school (secondary school) work is required, of which at least 11 should be in basic liberal arts areas. Units should be distributed as follows:

English: At least three units, but four are strongly recommended.

Mathematics: Two units of college-prep math, preferably one each in Algebra and Geometry.

Natural Science: Two units, preferably one each in Biology, Physics or Chemistry.

Social Studies: Two units, preferably one each in world history and American history.

Liberal Arts: Two units of the same foreign language or additional units in one or more of the other listed subjects or in fine arts.

Other Electives: Five units from any area of academic study, but ideally from the areas listed above.

German or Latin is recommended for pre-seminary students.

Adult accelerated admissions

Submit the online application along with a non-refundable $50 application fee, an Admissions Counselor will contact you and track receipt of the other items needed

Official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended must be sent directly to the CUW Center at which you are enrolling. In cases where the student has less than 60 transferable credits, an official high school transcript or proof of GED must also be submitted. Generally students will be required to have a 2.00 GPA.

International students should visit our International Students Admission page to view additional admission requirements. When an applicant’s file is complete, the file is forwarded to the Admission Committee for review.

The Admission Committee can make a one of three decisions. An official decision letter is sent to the applicant.

The student is fully admitted to the program

The student is admitted as a conditional student, whose admission and/or continuation in the program is contingent upon meeting certain conditions that are stipulated in the acceptance letter the student receives